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Axl Rose Arrested in Sweden

Axl Rose was arrested this morning in Stockholm, Sweden after an altercation with a security guard at his hotel. The Guns N’ Roses frontman is being charged with damaging property, assaulting a security guard, and threatening police while en route to the station, according to Swedish paper, The Local. The scuffle at the Berns Hotel allegedly started at 8 A.M., the morning after Rose and his band performed at the Globe Arena. Rose reportedly got into a heated argument with a woman in the hotel lobby and when security attempted to break them up, the singer fought back, broke a mirror, and bit a security guard in the leg. As of 11 A.M. this morning, according to the paper’s website, Rose was still drunk in his cell, and police were waiting until the singer sobered up to question him, the newspaper reported.

If Rose is found guilty of violent conduct, he could face up to four years in prison, according to Reuters. If he is convicted of a misdemeanor, he could face up to six months in jail or a fine.

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